Originally posted by jonnydel:Originally posted by pasodoc9er:Johnnydel, i was under the impression that we kept hoyer out there so CJ can learn the ZBS, stay healthy, not be subjected to awful OL blocking, not get depressed that nothing works right, yada , yada. But your simple statement kind of made me rethink that along with your terrific gifs. Just in these few examples, dang, he looked AWFUL . Maybe you are right that if he continues like this much longer , we may see CJ, a lot earlier than we had planned, even tho most of us want him to sit most of the yr. He did get spared the panthers and SEA at home .. Maybe that is all the reprieve CJ gets. These gifs tell an ugly, ugly tale.
still, Marquise sure didn't help hoyer out and those were two big, big catches...that weren't . Then Au Jus in game 1, right between the two 4s, an on down the line. The pitch and catch concept doesn't seem to be taking hold. And no TDs in 21 series? Double ouch. And you were right on the OL....they played a lot better than i had thought. Thanks for all your work, JD.
Yeah, I just don't see a point to pushing CJ out there despite how bad Hoyer may play - there's really not much upside to be gained and a lot to lose. Let's look at the total upside, the upside is, he gets game reps, does well and builds a ton of confidence. Even if that happens, how many players have gotten too content with early success? We saw it from RGIII, Cam Newton, Kendall Stewart, Ryan Leaf, a QB that shall not be named because of what it incites here on the zone lol...I'm sure there's a lot more but it's the end of a long day, haha. Anyway, early success can be a detriment to a QB, not always, but can. Then look at guys who sat, learned a WCO, footwork and studied film. Guys like Steve Young, Aaron Rodgers, Kurt Warner and again, I'm sure there's others that I'm forgetting. In the QB position the best thing live game reps are giving you that you can't get from practice is game speed and varying looks from varying players. So, that's helpful. But, there are a number of things QB's can do without ever getting in a real game to get better i.e. footwork(which is huge in a WCO), throwing mechanics, ball security, ball placement, developing touch, studying the playbook over and over and over again.
Then, look at what the risks are - injury, scared of the rush(hello David Carr), reverting to bad habits before the muscle memory of practice is given time to develop, getting used to an NFL schedule. All those things that can scar and belay a QB's development.
All the great risk with little reward for what? A few more wins in a season that's not going anywhere anyway? Even if we put him out there, we're not going to gain a whole ton of information that we wouldn't otherwise have. We'll know he's a young prospect that still needs to grow in a lot of way. What we might know is how much he has to grow but we're still going to have just as big a question mark heading in to next season regardless of how he plays IMO. Just like Dallas has a big question mark about Dak Prescott this year. Just because he did well last season is no guarantee that he'll be successful this season. By the end or middle of next season is when we'll start to have a better idea of who CJ is, if he gets game reps. Which, how he gets game reps depends on a lot of factors and how well Shanny feels about him from their time together in practice and film room seeing how quickly he picks things up and how quickly he seems ready.
Personally, while I don't enjoy seeing Hoyer suck donkey chode, I'm not worried about it. I truly don't believe he's impeding any roster development right now.
Great post JD!!!!